Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-02-10

tempt.
The Northern Paciic express company
now have their money orders payable in
over 1000 different places Ia the United
states and Canada. They are somewhat
cheaper than post office money orders, aud
are procurah hlr.at and of the local offices of
the company. The Inauguration of the
system will prove convenient and valu-
able one to patrons Of the eompany.-En-
terprisc.
rhe Mother lode boys, c9ur d. Alenes,
from six tons OF ore run through their aras-
ira, cleaned up 66il ounces of anasam,
sii.h ON heina re;orted and melted yielded
a bar weighing 10 ounces aud penny
weights. Estimated at si6 per ounce, this
makes S5i5.6o, or over s?i.s6 per ton.
1t is said that not over iiity per cent was
saved, and the boys have plenty more Of
the same quartz on which the arastra is
grinding. Independent.
Hon. W. Il. Webb, secretary of the terri
tory. some;ime ago addressed circular ct-
ters to the various county trea-urcrs ask
ing information as to the practical opera
ton of the salary law. Treasurer Will
ans, oi Miss soula county. said the receipts
from the four chief offices 81 this county
for 1856 were 50, 2G2.it;, and the salaries
paid $i2,52O. i,aIiug IA balance against
the salary system oi 81 ,2J1.S ST. Al the
county treasurcrs report in favor of the
fee system
i. ~ III.
passed through Helena last evening in
charge Of young and very hands pmc lady
OF about eighteen years. on her way To the
Warm Springs Insane asylum. Her home
is ut Jersey city, and she is u niece OF Mr..
jacob Speitll. a prominent citizen Of Boze-
man. with whom she has been visiting two
months. About three weeks ago she was
taken with mild form of insanity. that
took the form Of Il religious mania. Her
case is very sad one.-lndependent.
A. G. Quaintancc. oi boulder Valley, an
extensive ranchmen and breeder OF graded
cattle visited Helena this week. He is
feeding 900 cattle each day five tons oi hay
which is worth $50 per ton. lie believes a
heavy loss will occur among cattle in his
section this winter ON account of the scar
city of oi feed and deep snow. His twenty
years in Montana has taught him the fact
that stocknen must besupplicd with extra
feed for emergencies like the present, or
slffer the consequences Live stock Jour
nal.
/. certainly pays 60 raise horses In Non
a. 4 = ..f
Eeaverhead county. the pioneer breeder Of
NormunPcrchcrons, has sold $4,000
worth during the past eighteen months and
has not been able to supply the demand.
lie will bring ia some fine imported stock
this season. Messrs IIunticy & Clark. Of
Jefferson county. have made equally good
sales and have disposed OF every animal
that was oi marketable age. at prices that
leave them tine margin on their invest
mrnt This firm hrrtI ELL CLASSES Of line
horses.-L Jefferson County Sentinel.
Mr.. TAYLOR. of Ihuteaa il in receipt of
petition from Choteau asking for the form
alton OF now count v, with Chotraa as the
county scat. lic viii. Ia r-ppnse thereto.
introduce bill to that effect. Theeastern
line Of the new county viii not approach
benton nearer than thir;y-five or forty
miles. The organization Is not tn take
place for two years, the question oi lines
being hc only one fer present dcicrmina-
tion. This will bc the only county Hill Mr..
Taylor will introduce. The Great Falls
county bill will probably ha introduced by
some lows and Clarke county mem''er.
independent.
The Livingston Coal and Coke company
arr now burnn- aud shipping to the re-
durtion works at Wicl,cs an Average ol
two and nne-hali ears III coke weekly. They
only have In operation fnnr "ut oi the
twelve ovens their plant will contain when
completed However they will so"n hav'
three more ovens in readiness for active
operation when he company will be able
to praduee nearly double it, present ont
nut The rokn thus i.tr produced has been
equal IN quaIity Ia that shipped from
Penn-y ylyanin. and for smelling pnrp".rs
j. giving the bet satisfaction. Living
.ton Ea'crpri.e.
District Court Clerk McTarlane hn- APP
pointer, Brnjamin W To"lr, oi Helena,
deputy clerl, ipr Yellowstone rnurtv IN the
place of John Tinker, who has performed
the duties Of the office temporarily since
NullovFtuur count. ,v"s a'land va his, the
fourth, district. Mr. Toolo il q youusor
brother of Delegate Tooic and j. a young
and promising lawyer. tinrk McFarlanr' :
reasons ipF gnins out ri tlecouuty to make
the appnipt.nent are good and sufficient.
and will bear inyc.ti,atipn. Billings pro-
pie will probably b. hu,iy when thr knowl-
edge of thr appointment IS brought tp ,irir
mott I.llowstone Journal.
+ \ hili viii shortly h. introduced in the
legislature Tor the relief oi y. Ii"idrr -
the extent of $500. II VIII 81 forth the
great service. done by Mr.. B-idlrr ia tht
early history "f the territory in leading Ia,
movement that rid the cumtry Of th,
laaless element ia days nh"n ma statutory
lav wa- available. how MS efforts iars Is
contributed 10 preserve Montana III forth
habitatiea Of man: how this was Gpnt
Wi'haut reward or .,n"lu.ncrf uf amy kind
and the debt that the rrrsHH' generation
owes hiiu iur this work. y. strongly IN
hope that this viii result ia -onrthins
more than thr last effort 81 IA. kind q
vote oi thau..s which WAS not ua-"tiaiA
nor cpnsrriinir into current coin oi th.
rr.,ltn.--lndrpend.nt.